calling people “antis”: confusing, niche terminology not understood by anyone outside of extremely online shipping discourse. Call them what they are– Pro-censorship fans who attempt to exert control over other people in public fandom spaces through harassment, threats and bullying.
✨ All fiction is art and has artistic merit. ✨ Yes, including the novel you hid in a drawer. ✨ Yes, including Marvel movies. ✨ Yes, including soap operas. ✨ Yes, including slasher flicks and torture porn. ✨ Yes, including[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✍️ The goal of creating fiction is not always to craft a story that is comfortable or fun for the reader. ✍️ Likewise, not all readers will find the same subject matter and topics comforting or fun. ✍️ It is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With NaNo approaching please remember: 💌 It’s okay to work hard to meet a wordcount. 💌 but it’s also okay to write at your own pace. 💌 Being able to write a lot in a short amount of time is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💫 It’s okay to write fiction you would not want your grandmother to see. 💫 Different stories are for different audiences. 💫 You do not have to appeal to everyone. 💫 Don’t sacrifice the story you want to tell for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My authorial intent is to tell a cool and exciting story. If my cool and exciting story makes you want to abandon your morals and commit evil acts, that’s your problem, not mine. EDIT: TERFS AND RADFEMS FUCK OFF GET[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You don’t have to apologize, or perform authorial disgust, for dark, violent, sexual, cruel or problematic topics in the fiction you create. Fiction does not exist to teach an audience a moral lesson. You as an author are not required[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💘 It’s okay to write about toxic, unhealthy and illegal relationships in fiction. 💘 There is nothing wrong with enjoying toxic, unhealthy, or illegal relationships in fiction. 💘 Its okay even if someone accuses you of ‘romanticizing’ or ‘glorifying’ toxic,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💫 Create and share whatever fiction and art that you want to. 💫 Even if you think no one else is interested. 💫 Even if you think it’s unmarketable. 💫 Even if you think people will call it self-indulgent. 💫[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ There’s nothing wrong with writing fiction with dark and awful themes and elements. ⭐ There’s nothing wrong with enjoying fiction with dark and awful themes and elements. ⭐ There’s nothing wrong with enjoying writing fiction with dark and awful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌠 It’s okay to write or enjoy that type of fiction. 🌠 Yes, that type of fiction, too. 🌠 Yes, even that type of fiction. 🌠 Yes, the type of fiction you’re thinking of right now. 🌠 Yes, the fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 There is nothing wrong with writing about sex. 💖 There is nothing wrong with writing erotica or smut. 💖 Not all writing about sex is erotica or smut. 💖 Fiction about sex has just as much artistic merit as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about child characters. ⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about child characters for an audience that isn’t children. ⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 It’s okay to create any art or fiction that you want to, for any reason. 💖 It’s okay to enjoy any art or fiction that you enjoy, for any reason. 💖 Your taste in art and fiction do not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔸 It’s okay to write fiction for a small audience. 🔸 It’s okay to write fiction you don’t think many people will understand and connect to. 🔸 It’s okay to write fiction that isn’t intended to be mass market or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔹 It’s okay to struggle with your writing. 🔹 Every writer sometimes struggles with their writing. 🔹 It’s okay to struggle to get words on the page. 🔹 It’s okay to feel like your writing is not up to your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ There’s nothing wrong with writing fiction with dark and awful themes and elements. ⭐ There’s nothing wrong with enjoying fiction with dark and awful themes and elements. ⭐ There’s nothing wrong with enjoying writing fiction with dark and awful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨ It’s okay to write fiction in a lot of different genres. ✨ It’s okay to not have a personal “brand.” ✨ It’s okay to write lots of different types of stories. ✨ You do not need to feel like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌟 You can write whatever fiction you want to. 🌟 You should write whatever fiction you want to. 🌟 There are no limits to the fiction you should write. 🌟 Your fiction does not have to teach a moral lesson.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I assume you believe people who write horror novels are promoting violence, torture and murder? Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
⌨ If you write, you are a writer. ⌨ Even if you are not published. ⌨ Even if your work is published online. ⌨ Even if your work is incomplete. ⌨ Even if you only write fan works. ⌨ Even[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah actually I do think these relationships are fine in fiction. It’s strange when people try to police fiction. It’s like you think only bad people write or read about bad things happening. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
💘 It’s okay to write about toxic, unhealthy and illegal relationships in fiction. 💘 There is nothing wrong with enjoying toxic, unhealthy, or illegal relationships in fiction. 💘 Its okay even if someone accuses you of ‘romanticizing’ or ‘glorifying’ toxic,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💕 It’s great to write fiction by yourself. 💕 It’s great to write fiction with a partner. 💕 It’s great to use another person as a sounding board for your ideas. 💕 It’s great to create a story by sharing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💬 It’s okay to have misunderstandings and failures to communicate as part of your story’s plot. 💬 It’s okay to have characters who struggle to understand one another. 💬 It’s okay to have characters who are guarded, suspicious and withholding[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🖤 You can put all your dark impulses in your fiction, it’s a safe place for them. 🖤 You can put all your hurt feelings in your fiction, it’s a safe place for them. 🖤 You can put all your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is no such thing as fiction that is too self indulgent, anon. I hope you do post and share it. It is always okay to use your dark experiences to share your perspective in fiction. The world is richer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always okay to feel that something is: icky, gross, upsetting, disturbing, disgusting, repellant, triggering, nasty, weird, unsightly or in bad taste. What isn’t okay is: insulting that thing to it’s creators face, wishing violence on that thing’s creator and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We are realizing more and more than antis have no concept of people who think and believe in a way other than the way they think and believe. Antis seem to believe that there is only one category of people[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On Tuesday, May 29, 2007, LJers – users of the then-popular blogging site Livejournal – woke up to find that their Friends lists were showing a large number of names that had been crossed out, or strikethrough ‘ed. It turned[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌟 It’s okay to make bad art. 🌟 It’s okay to make art in bad taste. 🌟 You have a right to make art that others consider to be of poor quality. 🌟 You have a right to make art[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
marlynnofmany: blackheart-biohazards: “I think it will be an interesting idea to explore” And “I think it will be fun” Are both always good enough reasons to justify creating or engaging with any art or fiction! Also: “I think it will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We’ve lived through the worst of it. We had Something Awful threads and Encyclopedia Dramatica articles, etc, about us back in the day. We try to treat fancops, harassers and trolls online like we would any real world terrorist or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Art and creativity can be just for fun! Even art and creativity that depicts sex, suffering, harm and/or taboo topics. Its okay for art to be just for fun! Art for its own sake is still art! You do not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
marshemillow: Okay? Source?? This is literally recycled fearmongering from the right!!! How do you not see it??? A visiting cop in my 5th grade class tried to tell me that if you play violent video games, eventually it will no[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We don’t currently use mastodon, but we’d be open to learning how to use it as well, if fandom ends up migrating toward that direction. I’ve heard of proship mastodon instances, but the major one is closed to new entries[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Me writing something that you are not forced to read is not me harassing you. Me writing something about trauma or abuse has nothing to do with your trauma and abuse. Me writing something that you don’t like is not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Proshippers are the ones with normal attitudes toward fiction. I don’t know how to explain to antis that they are not normal for getting themselves all twisted up and panicked about the moral lives of, and harm done to, fictional[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
best thing a writer can do is make it clear that it’s not ok many ppl lack intelligence to part right from wrong so try and help them every author: tag your shit Somebody reblogged our post from the other[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“But what if a child sees this content?” This content is appropriate for, and within the rules of the platform that it was posted to. It is not my job to moderate the content of a site to a higher[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Anon, I do support love, and kindness, and peace. That’s what being proship is all about. Writing fiction and drawing pictures hurts no one. And yet you, and antis who harass people, go around committing actual real emotional and psychological[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Proshippers, in 2023 let’s continue to pursue our dedication to: Kindness: treating others with the gentleness we’d like to be treated, rather than stooping to the level of our opponents. Justice: defending the rights of our fiction creators to not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is such an obvious bait ask, but I’m going to answer it anyway. Do I think “pedophilia” is “okay”? I understand that some people experience involuntary attractions, and I believe that those people deserve care and support to deal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey pal, thanks for writing in. Just want to make sure you know that you can be proship and still have things in fiction that make you uncomfortable and you wanna avoid. There are specific pairings and some general problematic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The funniest thing is seeing antis complain about a ship that would be “illegal” if the characters were real– when one or more of the characters involved is a known criminal or person who operates outside the law. The idea[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is nothing wrong with enjoying: Queer ships Age gap ships Self insert ships Childhood friends to lovers Enemies to lovers Straight ships Ships with villains Shipcest Toxic or abusive ships Omegaverse Underage ships Adult x minor ships Any ships![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
marshemillow: blackheart-biohazards: blackheart-biohazards: “fictional children can’t consent” I’m sorry I am still mad about this. Watching antis act like fictional characters on the page have some kind of free will, or rights that need to be protected is baffling and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ship and let ship! 👉 Hate and harassment make fandom a toxic place for everyone. 👉 Hate and harassment decreases overall participation in fandom; it doesn’t just chase away people you don’t like. 👉 Hate and harassment discourages everyone from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✍️ Fiction does not equal morality. 🛑 Harassing others is never virtuous. 🏴☠️ Ship and let ship!
They described themselves as an anti because language is not clear and distinct, and the antiship side has distorted the meaning of proship and antiship so heavily that it can feel meaningless. According to extremist antis, “proship” means to them[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To the anti who sent us an ask and didn’t want us to publish it for fear of being attacked by other antis: Thank you for being so reasonable, and I hope you achieve the goal that you told me[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy holidays, anon! I’m so happy that you’re blocking people you don’t want to see the content of and curating your own experience online; a core proship value! I’m sorry to hear about your unfortunate streak of authoritarianism, and hope[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You do not need to justify your ships to anyone. Enjoying something in fiction does not require you to grovel for forgiveness.
proshippers: “maybe instead of sending hate, we could all just be nice to each other and block people and content we don’t want to see.” antis: “OMG how dare you say my right to tell people who annoy me that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The problem is the majority of antis consider all fandom, regardless of source material, to be ONLY for kids. If you’re an adult they think you’re a weirdo who should get out of fandom. Any fandom. “Go do your taxes.”
📢 Moral and immoral are not immutable qualities everyone agrees on. 📢 You are not obligated to listen to people who tell you that the fiction you enjoy carries moral weight. 📢 Trying to dictate what type of fiction is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Unless the drawing was photorealistic, it more than likely was not illegal under US law. I just double checked, and yes, shadman was arrested. For assault with a deadly weapon, not for drawing gross or fucked up cartoons in bad[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today is a good day to remember that fiction is not programming. You can create and enjoy dark, taboo, problematic art without it impacting your personal morals or judgement. Yes, even if someone accuses you of romanticizing or glamorizing said[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Do you realize that whatever we fantasize about matters to God? He is intimately aware and involved in our spiritual development. As Christians, it is critical that we censor our imaginations, because wrong thoughts can easily become wrong attitudes that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Antis can’t accept that once something is out in the world, you have no control over how others perceive it or interact with it. Honestly it’s not just antis who act that way though, sometimes.
warlock-with-a-spear: Your daily reminder that writing all kinds of fiction is okay. People write for different reasons and it is just false of people to accuse you of being something simply by judging what kinda fics you like/write. As long[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A few days ago I saw a video on Tiktok of someone saying that Proshippers on Twitter are comparing antis to conservatives for simply being against pedophilia, incest, and abuse. I’m sorry but antis aren’t going around saying that Queer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌟 Fiction isn’t brainwashing. 🌟 Enjoying dark, taboo or disturbing fiction doesn’t override your morals or willpower. 🌟 Fiction doesn’t turn people into criminals or abusers.
harassment is bad when you’re a borderline p3dophile you don’t deserve mercy or pity Child, you have to pick one. Also, not even ‘pedophiles’. Borderline pedophiles. Methinks you just have a lack of pity and mercy in your heart.
pessimisticpurrbeast: and here we go again: i’m working on a comic that has dictatorship and corrupt governments involved and i was ridiculed by some kid in a discord server, desperately trying to tell me that i’m a monster for “glorifying”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some things to remember: ✍️ Shipping something does not mean that you endorse it. ✍️ Whether fiction glamorizes/romanticizes a topic or not is in the interpertation of the reader. ✍️ Creating or consuming fiction of any type has no bearing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You can be disgusted by something without that thing being immoral or evil. You can be disgusted by something without attacking, insulting, or harassing the people who are doing the thing that disgusts you. Disgust does not determine morality. Attacking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hi, friend. It sounds like you’re really struggling right now, and I’m sorry to hear that. I’m also really sorry to hear that you don’t have friends that you can trust to talk about this with. “Proship” can be a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dear antis: You can’t see into a writer’s mind, and you can’t know the intentions they had when writing something unless they state their intentions directly. When you read something and you feel like it is glamorizing, glorifying, or promoting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Proship Misconceptions 🚫 Misconception: A “proship” is a ship that involves problematic content. 👍 Reality: Proship means supporting the rights of people to ship what they want. “Proship” is a label for the person doing the shipping, not for a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
marshemillow: Oh my god, we’re really doing this again? Are we? Are we really doing this again? Anon, I am tired. I am so fucking tired. I’m really sorry, whoever this is, I don’t even know you, and you may[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And yet when you point this out to them they get SO MAD. If you don’t want people to group you with terfs, religious puritans, and fascists, don’t parrot their talking points.
If i write something violent, and someone unrelated to me reads my fiction, and then goes and violently assaults someone, that’s not my fault or responsibility. If I write something sexual, and someone unrelated to me reads my fiction and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
pyroangelic: marshemillow: blackheart-biohazards: I can say “hey maybe you shouldn’t accuse people who write fiction of promoting incest or pedophilia because making serious and harmful accusations equating fiction to real crime waters down the perceived severity of actual abuse” and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
drunktuesdays: everyone is fucking but no one is horny one of my twitter friends recently said that if she could order up a fic it would be a story written by someone who has only ever read the classics, 1.5[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What is triggering content? We talk a lot about how antis don’t seem to understand that the things that make them upset are comforting to some people, and the things that are comforting to them are upsetting and traumatic to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
marshemillow: “If proshippers don’t even like problematic content, then why would they defend it so much???” um, because it’s bad to limit freedom of expression? Haven’t you ever heard, “I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Indulge your id through fiction. The shadow self breaks free more easily when you don’t feed it by hand.
Reminder: ✨ Shipping something doesn’t mean you think a relationship between those characters is healthy, desirable or ideal. It just means you want to see content of it for any reason. ✨ Being proship does not mean you support or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨This user believes in freedom of expression through fiction and artwork.✨
People are not obligated to produce only content that makes you personally feel comfortable. You are not owed a comfortable environment in all public media content spaces.
👍Pro-: prefix meaning for, in support of. 💕Ship: noun, verb; meaning romantic or sexual content between fictional characters. Proship: in support of romantic or sexual content between fictional characters. Proship: in support of people who create and consume romantic or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⚠️ Bullying people is always bad! ⚠️ Harassing people is always bad! ⚠️ Telling people you want them dead is always bad! If you support bullying, harassment or death threats, you are the bad guy!
Remember: 🌟 Shipping and fanfiction are just as worthwhile and important as any other forms of art and fiction. 🌟 Protect transgressive and provocative art and fiction!